Plusminus - The ARD business magazine
The voice conveys more information than some people realise: about gender, age, health and the mood of the person speaking.
AI technology can now decode emotions in the voice and thus provide information about the needs of customers. Voice analyses have also arrived in medicine: Minimally altered speech patterns provide information about illnesses such as multiple sclerosis, depression or Parkinson's disease.
The human voice is as unique as a fingerprint. If you want to be successful, you need a convincing voice and speaking technique. But what if your own voice fails? Or if it no longer matches the changed identity? In a clinic in Hamburg, trans women have their vocal chords shortened to make them sound more feminine.
An ‘NZZ Format’ about the importance and potential of the human voice.
Broadcasting on 13th of October 2024 at 07.10pm on 3sat
Music: POPVIRUS Library